Vulcan Apollo Announce Strategic Alliance

Vulcan, Apollo AnnounceStrategic AllianceApollo Chemical Corp., Burlington, N.C., is now responsible for all sales and service functions in the United States for textile chemicals manufactured by Vulcan Performance Chemicals, Birmingham, Ala. Under the alliance, Vulcan will focus on manufacturing all of its current textile products and supporting its research and development and technical teams in Columbus, Ga.In a time when the U.S. textile industry is facing severe global challenges, this alliance will provide our customers with a competitive advantage by providing them a superior single source partner for all their specialty chemical needs, said Ed Rish, president, Apollo.John Holland, president of Vulcan Performance Chemicals, added, We will use the technical expertise of both companies to ensure our customers have the latest technology.April 2002